No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
Albert Einstein Said
Don’t Wait. Live for the Now.
If you’re only living to get to the end of the journey, you miss the whole point. It’s silly really; it’s like you are reading a book but you skip everything in the middle just to get to the glorious ending. Yet, you’ll find it’s not that glorious after all. Although you want to know how it ends, if you don’t read what happens in the middle you miss the whole story. And what’s the point in knowing how something ends if you don’t even know why it ended that way.
We all want to believe that at the end there’ll be something great. We believe the end is the reward for all our hard work. But if you live like that you will not enjoy the end, because true enjoyment only comes with that sense of fulfillment. And you will not be fulfilled if you put off everything in your life in hopes that you’ll finally be able to get what you truly desire once the formalities are out of the way.
Don’t live according to societal standards; don’t make yourself wait for happiness. Because you’ll wake up all those years later and realize that you don’t feel very different from when you started. We all have this idea of reaching for something. We say okay I have to do this, and this, and this; I have to take this many years of schooling, go to college, get that job, earn that acceptable paycheck, find that forever partner… then after all that I can finally begin my life because I am “stable” and fit into the societal standard of readiness.
It doesn’t have to be that way. We are all pressured to live according to that order. We are groomed from the time we are born and we are fed this nonsense from society and the culture that surrounds us. It is expected of us to live this way to some degree, and if we don’t fit into the categories already created for us before we’re even born, then we’re doing something wrong.
Just don’t wait to live your life.
Because you’ll want some of it back.
Rerouting…
“In life you may find yourself totally lost; but thank goodness there’s not just one route in life… cause if there was… you miss your exit, and you’re not coming back. However, thankfully, our life navigation system can reroute however many times it takes to get us back on track again.”
-a wise soul
Pretending
We only pretend
because we don’t want to accept the truth
…
and pretending
is less lonely.
One Bold Stroke
“The trying, the reaching, and the failing. Love is being willing to ruin your good painting for a chance at a great one.”
-a wise soul
Memories…
Memories are the only remnants of the things we’ve lost, yet the sad reality is that even memories are temporary. Memories fade just as everything else does.
So may you cherish these moments for they will not last forever. Cherish your memories because soon enough they will just be the distant cloudy remains of a past life that is no longer real to you.
Everything Happens For A Reason
Believing that everything happens for a reason isn’t a coping method, or simply reassurance in a bad situation, or not wanting to accept the reality, it is more about finding the hope in an otherwise hopeless situation.
Some people might think bad things just happen, or they are just simply accidents- there’s no reason.
Maybe they’re right, but I don’t necessarily believe that’s true…
Thoughts from wise souls:
“I believe “everything happens for a reason” because I think that everybody shapes their own individual path by the choices they make every day. At times, it may seem that certain events was destined to be in your life but really I think it was all the choices you made before that put you into that moment. Everything that happens to a person affects them whether it’s big or small and shapes their entire life. I don’t really think that there is a destiny or fate, but I do believe all the choices you had made before has a reason or purpose in shaping your individual path through life.”
-wise soul #1
“I believe that everything happens for a reason so it depends as you see the situation. Life is full of positive things but many people always see in them as bad. Everything comes at the right time and you should enjoy it. Every day is a challenge to overcome and I think that you should see the good side things like gifts, lessons, or opportunities to have a better life. Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Nothing happens by good luck. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to when you open your heart. Finally, if you love someone tell them, you never know what tomorrow may have in store.”
-wise soul #2
“Yes, I do believe that everything happen for a reason. Actually, what will be happened in future, it’s depends on our present activities. If we plant good seeds in soil and take good care of it, we can expect a good tree with fruits and flowers. Like this, if we do something good in present, we can get good result in future. If we started to believe on our fate, there is nothing left to do with life. We make our own fortune. We have to work hard to become successful and make everything good in our lives.”
-wise soul #3
“Yes, I do, everything happens in life, it happens for a reason, but sometimes you don’t know the reason. I don’t really live that in my life but I believe. I think, because it’s true, they live a lot of examples like that. Yes, I agree with the authors when they say that there can be danger in believing everything happens for a reason. Yes, I agree with the authors when they say that it is “karma” that punishes the bad and reward the good. I don’t know why, but I believe that everything you see that happens, it always happens for a reason.”
-wise soul #4
“You might not know it now and it might not seem like it for a long time- but you’ll know when you know. Maybe your life isn’t what affects it, maybe the horrible thing that happened changed someone’s life that you didn’t even know. Maybe hearing a story or seeing a picture sent someone off the path they were on and onto a new and path of salvation. Life can be tough, and it can throw so many curve balls. But yes, I believe that everything happens for a reason.”
-wise soul #5
Success vs. Fulfillment
Success
is measured by others,
Fulfillment
is measured by ourselves.
If Only…
If Only…
Memories keep replaying in my mind.
I miss the moments, the love we could’ve shared.
I wish we could have had a little more time,
Because then you would have seen how much I cared.
No one can see that I’m slowly falling.
It gets lonely out here so please don’t go.
I smile at you like I wasn’t just bawling,
It’s hopeless this happy front is just for show.
I’d have all I need if only you chose me.
I want you, but I can’t wait forever.
I’m not going to beg down on my knees.
You will forget me but I will never.
So sure you felt the same, but I’m not sad.
How can you miss something that you never had?
Hope's Corner 